Swindon, we have a problem

摘要

For someone in charge of a brand new space agency, David Williams has had a prosaic year. Rather than standing in front of banks of computers, watching the test launch of a bold new rocket design, the interim director of the UK Space Agency (UKSA) has been shuffling between almost a dozen govern-ment entities, arranging the transfer of budget lines and staff members. "Most of what we've done this year has been internal," he says.